Exam 2 Flashcards
R brain (L hemi) behavioral differences
Unilateral neglect L visual field Impulsive, poor judgment Overestimate abilities, unaware of impairments
Autonomic, behavior arrest, cognitive, emotional
Focal non-motor
Dementia: What are the different %’s
70% Alzheimer’s type 20% vascular (ischemic stroke: memory, cognition, social function)
Weber test
-Sound lateralization/localization -Tuning fork on middle of head
Cardinal features of PD
Rigidity, bradykinesia, resting tremor, postural instability (Trunk flexors > extensors), shuffle gait, festinating gait
Severity and duration of comas represented by:
Glasgow coma scale: 3-8: Severe head injury; coma 9-12: Moderate head injury; 9-10=coming out of coma 13-15: Mild head injury
PT management peripheral vestibular dysfunction
- BPPV: Positional treatment
- UVH/BVH: Gaze stability, gait, balance, habituation
L brain (R hemi) behavioral differences
Difficult communications (Aphasia) Negative, anxious, slow, careful Aware of impairments
Most common subtype of GBS:
AIDP
Divergence
Simultaneous outward movement of both eyes
CN IX and X
-Glossopharyngeal, Vagus -Gag reflex, swallow, taste
Strabismus
-Eye misalignment -Lack of coordination between extraocular muscles -Exotropia, Esotropia, Amblyopia
Injuries that cause cortical visual impairment
Stroke, TBI, seizure, hydrocephalus
Saccule
Vertical acceleration
Classifications of head trauma
-Primary: skull fx; gray matter contusion, diffuse white matter dmg -Secondary: Anoxia; swelling/ICP hematoma -Open: penetration, dura compromised -Closed: non-penetration; dura uncompromised
Describe the development of the nervous system in infants and children:
All neurons present, but not all connections are made Nervous system sensitive to insults
Consensual reflex
constrict in response to light in other eye
Presbyopia
-Farsighted -Not a corneal problem -Lens can’t focus -Lost lens elasticity -Bifocal lenses
Metastatic brain tumors:
Primary: Brain–>elsewhere Secondary: Elsewhere–>brain
What is the frontal lobe of the Cerebrum for?
Motor cortex: speech, Broca’s, decision making, problem solving, concentration, short-term memory, self-awareness, goal-orientation and drive, emotions and affect
Aspects of mental status:
- Level of consciousness: aware, orientx3, cooperative 2. Confusion: Inappropriate response, decreased attention 3. Lethargy: Drowsy, gives appropriate responses when aroused 4. Stupor: 1 step before coma, arousal for short period and slowed motor 5. Coma: Decorticate (UE flex, LE ext), Decerebrate (UE ext/IR, PF) 6. Delirium: TBI, withdrawal, confusion, anxiety, impaired memory/attention, illusions
Eye conditions associated with CP
Strabismus
Signs cortical visual impairment
-Color preference, vision loss, delay to visual stimuli, difficulty visualizing new surroundings, view close objects at close range and odd angles
Cortical visual impairment
-Decreased visual response d/t neurological problem affecting occipital cortex
Eye conditions associated with Hydrocephalus
- Double vision, reduced vision, strabismus, amblyopia
- Sunsetting sign: shunt
- Increase CSF puts pressure on optic nerve
What types of body dysfunctions will be seen in Guillian-Berre syndrome?
Motor, sensory, autonomic
Describe the development of neurological systems in older adults:
-No change in cognitive function <60 unless pathology -Decreases in problem solving, short term memory, information process/new concepts -Verbal, inventories, long term memory in-tact
Medical treatment of Myasthenia gravis:
AChE inhibitor, thymus removal, immunosuppressant, plasmapheresis
Cognitive and behavioral changes after TBI measured by:
Ranchos Los amigos
Medical treatment for post-polio
Treatment and lifestyle modification, surgery/tendon transfer
Clinical features peripheral vestibular dysfunction
Normal smooth pursuit and saccades, positions bring nystagmus, hearing loss, mild ataxia, intense vertigo suppressed by visual fixation, slow and fast nystagmus, N/V
what is the parietal lobe of Cerebrum for?
Receive and process information
Rinne’s test
- Tuning fork on mastoid
- Tuning fork by ear
- Ear time should be 2x longer than mastoid time
Peripheral vestibular dysfunction mechanisms
Mechanical
Decreased receptor input
CN XII
- Hypoglossal
- Tongue movement and strength
- Tongue deviates toward weak side
Clinical features of Myasthenia gravis
Ptosis of eyelids, double vision, difficulty holding head upright, difficulty chewing meat or swallowing
Proximal weakness > distal
Meniere’s disease
- Inner ear disorder
- Too much fluid
- Vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss
- Low Na, avoid caffeine/alcohol, diuretics
S/S MS:
Paresthesias, paresis, paralysis, spastic, fatigue, worsening vision, dysarthria, depression, bowel/bladder, sexual dysfunction
Retinal detachment
- Retina pulls away
- Floaters, flashes of light, curtain
- Air or gas injection
PERRLA
Pupils equal
Round
Reactive to Light
responsive to Accommodation
Pupillary reflex
constrict in response to light
Retinoblastoma
- Cancerous tumor of retina
- Child <6
- White pupil
Eye conditions associated with Fetal alcohol syndrome
-Refractive errors and strabismus
What to do during autonomic dysreflexia:
Sit pt up, check catheter or other irritants, get help if doesn’t subside
Medical treatment of GBS:
IVIg, plasmapheresis
Treatment of Retinoblastoma
- Laser therapy 1st
- Chemo and radiation after
Mechanical peripheral vestibular dysfunction
- BPPV: Otoconia misplaced
- Canalithiasis: otoconia float free
- Cupololithiasis: Otoconia adhere
Features of post-polio
Decreased strength, myalgia, jt pain, increased atrophy and fatigue
Modified Ashworth Scale
0: No increase
1: Catch and release
1+: catch with min resistance through rest
2: Increase through ROM but easily moved
3: Passive movement difficult
4: Rigid flexion or extension
Automatisms, atonic, clonic, spasms, hyperkinetic
Focal motor
Physical Therapy and Myasthenia gravis:
Energy conservation techniques, isometric strength training, frequent rest